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A man has been arrested for the fatal Jamaica shooting that was the first homicide of the year, police said.

Cops found Julio Mora, 22, of Richmond Hill, inside of a 113th Avenue residence near Sutphin Boulevard about 1:15 a.m. on Jan. 1 with a gunshot wound to the chest, the NYPD said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheldon Smith, 26, who police had been searching for in connection to Mora’s murder since Jan. 2, has been charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, cops said.

Police have identified a man wanted in connection to a fatal Jamaica shooting that was the first homicide of the year.

Cops found Julio Mora, 22, of Richmond Hill, inside of a 113th Avenue residence near Sutphin Boulevard about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday with what initially appeared to be stab wounds to the chest, according police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The medical examiner later determined Mora had died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

The NYPD is seeking Sheldon Smith in connection to Mora’s murder.

Police described Smith as a 26-year old man, 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

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